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There are serious concerns about Geelong veteran Tom Hawkins after going down with a harmless leg injury vs Carlton on Friday night.
The 35-year-old AFL star, who turns 36 next month, hit the ground when his leg gave out under him as he tried to accelerate to drive to the ball in the third quarter.
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There did not appear to be an ankle twist in the incident and there was apparently no contact from Hawkins’ direct opponent.
He was immediately taken to the rooms and ruled out for the rest of the match.
“The big worry in this third quarter is Tom Hawkins,” Abbey Holmes said at three-quarter time.
“We saw the incident, it was very harmless, there was no rolling of the ankle or any change of direction, but he immediately felt a lot of pain and just grabbed his right leg.
“It was just at that moment that he exploded unexpectedly.
“I’ve spoken to the Cats, he’s still in the rooms and won’t be taking part in tonight’s game anymore.”
Brian Taylor worried about what that meant for the 359-game veteran.
“I think we all agree that we are concerned about Tom Hawkins,” he said.
“The way it happened, the whole thing, is disturbing.”
Matthew Richardson said “just the mechanism of it” is of particular importance.
Triple M’s Rudy Edsall voiced what everyone was thinking.
“I am extremely concerned that this is the end of Hawkins’ career. Pretty upset about it to be honest,” he said,
Supercoaching expert Al Payton added: “Tom Hawkins was kind of 27 for a decade. Suddenly he turns 45.
Hawkins watched most of the final quarter in rooms with his wife and father.
The Cats blade was already struggling in the game goalless from just three disposals.
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